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Shema Prayer Before Going to Bed

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God is our Protector

Hebrew

שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת, אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי
אֶל הֶהָרִים, מֵאַיִן יָבֹא
עֶזְרִי: עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יְיָ, עֹשֵׂה
שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ: אַל יִתֵּן לַמּוֹט
רַגְלֶךָ, אַל יָנוּם שֹׁמְרֶךָ: הִנֵּה
לֹא יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן, שׁוֹמֵר
יִשְׂרָאֵל: יְיָ שֹׁמְרֶךָ, יְיָ צִלְּךָ
עַל יַד יְמִינֶךָ: יוֹמָם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ
לֹא יַכֶּכָּה, וְיָרֵחַ בַּלָּיְלָה: יְיָ
יִשְׁמָרְךָ מִכָּל רָע, יִשְׁמֹר אֶת
נַפְשֶׁךָ: יְיָ יִשְׁמָר צֵאתְךָ
וּבוֹאֶךָ, מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם:

Sephardi

Shir la-ma'alot, esa einai
el heharim, mei'ayin yavo
ezri: ezri mei'im Adonai, oseh
shamayim va'aretz: al yiten lamot
raglekha, al yanum shomrekha: hineh
lo yanum v'lo yishan, shomer
Yisrael: Adonai shomrekha, Adonai tzillekha
al yad yeminecha: yomam hashemesh
lo yakkekhah, ve-yare'ah balailah: Adonai
yishmorkha mikol ra, yishmor et
nafshecha: Adonai yishmor tzeit'cha
u-vo'ekha, me'atah ve'ad olam:

English

The following is a song that was composed to be sung on the steps of the Holy Temple: I lift my eyes to the mountains, and I ask: From where will my help come? My help will come from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip. Your Guardian does not slumber and will always protect you. Indeed, God, the Guardian of the Children of Israel, does not slumber and does not sleep. The Lord is your guard; the Lord is your protective shade, Who is always at your right hand to protect you from danger. The heat of the sun will not harm you by day; neither will the coldness of the night—when the moon shines. The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul. The Lord will guard you in all places—anywhere you go or come, and in all times—now and forever.

Say each of the following six paragraphs three times.

May God protect our souls while we sleep

Hebrew

גַּד גְּדוּד יְגוּדֶנּוּ, וְהוּא יָגֻד
עָקֵב: גַּד גְּדוּד יְגוּדֶנּוּ, וְהוּא
יָגֻד עָקֵב:

Sephardi

Gad gedud yegudennu, vehu yagud
akev: Gad gedud yegudennu, vehu
yagud akev:

English

The troops of the tribe of Gad will go out to war to conquer the Land of Israel, and they will walk back home along the same routes without any men missing. The troops of the tribe of Gad will go out to war to conquer the Land of Israel, and they will walk back home along the same routes without any men missing.

Hebrew

אִם תִּשְׁכַּב לֹא תִפְחָד,
וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶךָ:

Sephardi

Im tishkav lo tifhad,
ve-shakhavta ve-arvah shenatekha:

English

If you learn Torah before you lie down to sleep, you will have nothing to fear; you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.

Hebrew

בְּטוֹב אָלִין אָקִיץ בְּרַחֲמִים:

Sephardi

Be-tov alin akitz berachamim:

English

May I sleep well, and may I wake up in mercy.

Hebrew

לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְיָ:

Sephardi

Lishu'atkha kiviti Adonai:

English

Lord, I hope for Your salvation.

Hebrew

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי
רָנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה:

Sephardi

Atah seter li mi-tzar titzreni
rannei fallet tesoveveni selah:

English

God, You are my shelter; protect me from distress. Surround me with songs of joy and deliverance forever.

Hebrew

תּוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים, שֹׂבַע
שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת פָּנֶיךָ,
נְעִמוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶצַח:1

Sephardi

Todi'eni orach chayim, sova
semahot et panekha,
ne'imot bi-minekha netzach:1

English

Make known to me the path that will lead me to everlasting life, so that I will be satisfied by the joy of seeing Your Presence and by the pleasures of the World to Come, which come from Your right hand, forever.1

Hebrew

אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן, כִּי עֵת
לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד:
כִּדְנָה תֵּאמְרוּן לְהוֹם: אֱלָהַיָּא דִּי
שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְקָא לָא עֲבַדוּ יֵאבַדוּ
מֵאַרְעָא וּמִן תְּחוֹת שְׁמַיָּא אֵלֶּה:

Sephardi

Atah takum terachem Tziyon, ki et
le-honenah ki va mo'ed:
Kidnah temerun lehom: Elahayya di
shemaya ve-arka la avadu yevadu
me-ar'a u-min tehot shemaya eleh:

English

God, arise and have mercy on Zion (Jerusalem), because the time has come to be gracious to her; because the appointed time for the Redemption has come. When nations try to convince you to serve false gods, this is what you should tell them: Your false gods, which have not created the heavens and the earth, will be destroyed from this earth and from under these heavens.

Hebrew

בְּיָדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי, פָּדִיתָה
אוֹתִי יְיָ אֵל אֱמֶת:2

Sephardi

B'yadcha afkid ruchi, faditah
oti Adonai El emet:2

English

God, I entrust my spirit—my soul into Your hand to safeguard for me, because I know that You are a God of truth and You will redeem me.2

May God purify our souls and return them to us in peace

Hebrew

רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָמִים, אַתָּה בָרָאתָ עוֹלָמְךָ
בִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב כְּפִי מַה שֶּׁעָלָה
בְּמַחֲשַׁבְתְּךָ הַקְּדוּמָה, וּבָרָאתָ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכָל
צְבָאָם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ, וְאָדָם עָלֶיהָ
בָּרָאתָ וְנָפַחְתָּ בְּאַפּוֹ נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים לְמַעַן יַכִּיר
גָּדְלְךָ וְתִפְאַרְתֶּךָ, וְאַתָּה מְחַיֶּה אֶת כֻּלָּם כִּי
אַתָּה נְשָׁמָה לְכָל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת וְחַיּוּת לְכָל חָי.
וְאַתָּה הוּא "ה' אלה-י" הִנֵּה אַפְקִיד נַפְשִׁי
וְרוּחִי וְנִשְׁמָתִי בְּיָדְךָ הַטְּהוֹרָה וְהַנֶּאֱמָנָה,
וְאַתָּה הוּא "ה' אלה-י" תְּטַהֵר אוֹתָם מִכָּל
טֻמְאָה וְחָלְאָה שֶׁנִּדְבַּק בָּהֶם עַל יְדֵי מַעֲשַׂי
הָרָעִים וְתַחֲזִירֵם לִי בְּנַחַת וּבְהַשְׁקֵט וּבְבֶטַח
(ועשה ה' אלה-י שיעיר אותי בחצות הלילה ממש
לקום על משמרתי להתפלל לפניך ה' אלה-י
וללמוד תורתך כי אתה הוא ה' אלה-י סייעני
וחזקני במצוה הזאת שאקום בכל לילה בחצות
ממש ואל יארע לי שום חולי ראש ושום צער ונזק
מזה) כִּי אַתָּה שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלַּת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל

Sephardi

Ribbon ha'olamim, Atah barata olamekha
birtzonekha hatov k'fi mah she-alah
be-mahashavtekha ha-kedumah, u-varata hashamayim vechol
tzeva'am ve-ha-aretz vechol asher alehah, ve-adam alehah
barata ve-nafahta b'apo nishmat chayim lema'an yakkir
gadlekha ve-tifartekha, ve'atah mehayyeh et kulam ki
Atah neshamah lechol ha-neshamot ve-hayyut lechol chai.
Ve'atah hu "5 Elo-hai" hineh afkid nafshi
ve-ruhi ve-nishmati b'yadcha ha-tehorah ve-ha-ne'emanah,
ve'atah hu "5 Elo-hai" tetaher otam mikol
tum'ah ve-hala'ah she-nidbak bahem al yedei ma'asai
ha-ra'im ve-tahazirem li be-nahat u-ve-hashket u-ve-vetah
(Va-aseh 5 Elo-hai she-ya'ir oti ba-hatzot ha-laylah mamash
lakum al mishmarti le-hitpallel lefanekha 5 Elo-hai
ve-lilmod Toratekha ki Atah hu 5 Elo-hai sayyeni
ve-hazzeni be-mitzvah ha-zot she-akum be-khol laylah ba-hatzot
mamash ve-al ye'era li shum holi rosh ve-shum tza'ar ve-nezek
mi-zeh) ki Atah shomea tefillat amecha Yisrael

English

God, Master of the worlds! You have created Your world in Your good will, exactly as it came up in your earliest thought. You created the heavens and all of the creations within them, the earth and everything that is on it, and You have created man on earth. You have blown into his nostrils a soul that gives life, so that he will be able to recognize Your greatness and glory. You give life to all living beings, because You are the Soul of all Souls and the life-force of all living beings. You are the Lord, my God, and I entrust into Your pure and trustworthy hand the three levels of my soul—Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah—so that You, Lord, my God, will purify them of every impurity and sickness that has become attached to them through